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STATION INDICATOR. No; 349,141. Patented Sept. 14, 1886.

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UNITED 'STATES PATENT OFFICE;

lCHARLES E. A. BRANDES, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK;

STATION-INDICATOR.

SPECIFI-C'ATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 349,141, dated September 14, 1886.

Application filed May 25, 1886. Serial No. 203,222.

new and improved station-indicator which is simple and easily operated, and permits of indicating at any desired time any desired station.

The invention consists of signs attached to bent rods hung on a cylinder' having a transverse slot, of a box secured to the car andforming a bearing for the said cylinder, and of a device for turning and sliding thesaid cylinder.

The invention also consists of various parts and details and combinations of the same, as will be fully described hereinafter, and Athen pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure'l is a side elevation of my improve ment attached toacar represented in sectional elevation. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal elevation of my improvement, and Fig. 3 is a vertical crosssection of the same on the line a: a: of Fig. 2.

The station-indicator A is preferably mountedinside of a car, B, in the center of the roof by means of brackets C, or any other suitable device. The box D of the station-indicator A is provided with a number of partitions, E, and from each end of the box extends a tube,

F. A cylinder, G, has its bearings and is adapted to slide and turn inthe tubes F and in the partitions E. The cylinder G is provided in its center with a transverse slot or cut, G', leaving only a small round portion, G2, remaining between the two halves of the cylinder G at its periphery.

On the cylinder G are hung a seriesof bent rods, H, each provided on its lower end with v an indicating-sign, I, placed transversely in the box D, and having on each side the name of a station. The rods H are so arranged that 5o one is always placed between two succeeding partitions, E, which permits of a free up-and- (No model.)

down motion, but prevents a lateral motion of the rods and their signs.

To each end of the cylinder G is attached a rod, J, which passes through the tube F, the car B, extends to the platform of the car, and has suitable bearings in the end wall, B', of the car. The outer part of each rodJ is provided with division-lines J', which correspond vto the distances between the centers of two successive rods, H. The outer end of each rod J is provided with a handle, K, by which the cylin der G can be moved forward and backward.

The operation is as follows: It will be seen that when the cylinder G is in such a position that its part G2 is on top, all the rods H are in theiruppermost position, and the signs I are up in the box, as shown in full lines in Fig. 3, and out of sight. The cylinder G can then be freely moved forward or backward, so that the part Gt and the slot G' can be brought under the first rod H at one end of the box D, which movement is made when the car is starting from its end station. The operator then turns the cylinder G by means of the rod .T and handle K from one platform of the car, so that the said first rod H descends with the part G2, which forms its bearing, until the cylinder G has made a half-turn and, the part G2 is in its lowest position, as shown in Fig. 2 an'd in dotted lines in Fig. 3. It will be seen that the upper or bentpart of the rod H passes into the slot G' by the turning of the cylinder G, and the lowered sign is visible from every part of the car, and each passenger can seeat a glance the name of the station which is on both sides of the sign I. As soon as the car has left the station indicated by the lowered sign, the operator gives a half-turn to the cylinder G, which raises the rod H and its sign to its normal position, and by then moving the rod J forward the distance of one line, J', whichinay be indicated by a pointer, J2, or other device ouv the end wall of the car, as shown in Fig. l, the part G2 forms a bearing for the next following rod H, which carries a sign with the name of thefollowing station. A half-turn of the cylinderG lowers the sign, which is moved up again to its normal position after the station which is indicated is passed. The above operation is repeated and the stations successively indicated. lf the IOC ear does not stop at all the stations indicated by the signs I, the operator moves the cylinder G a number of lines corresponding with the number of stations skipped, and then tu rns the handle K and lowers the correct sign I, indicating the next station. The apparatus may also be operated from the inside of a car, if necessary.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent-- l. In a station-indicator, the combination of a cylinder having a transverse slot, with bent rods hung on the said cylinder, and each carrying a sign, substantially as shown and described.

2. In a station-indicator, the combination of a cylinder having a slot, with bent rods hung on the said cylinder, means for moving the said cylinder forward and backward and turning the same, and a sign attached to the ends of each bent rod, substantially as shown and described.

3. In a station-indicator, the combination of a box and partitions in the said box with a cylinder having a slot, bent rods hung on the said cylinder and carrying signs on their ends, and means for moving the said cylinder forward and backward and turning` the same, substantially as shown and described.

4. In a station-indicator, the box D, the tubes F, att-ached to the ends of the said box, the partitions E, placed in the .said boX D, in combination with the cylinder G, having the slotI G and the rounded part G, the rods H, hung on the said cylinder G, and the signs I, attached to the said rods H, substantially as shown and described.

5. In a station-indicator, the box D, the end tubes, F, and the partitions E, in combination with the cylinder G, having the slot G and the rounded part G2, the rods H, having the signs I, and the rods J, having the handles K, substantially as shown and described.

6. In a station-indicator, the box D, the end tubes, F, and the partitions E, in combination with the cylinder G, having the slot G and the rounded part G2, the rods H, carrying the signs I, the rods J, the handles Ii on the said rods, and the indicating-lines J', substantially as shown and described.

CHARLES E. A. BRANDES.

XVitnesses:

THEO. G. Hos'rniz, EDGAR TATE. 

